jumble
1 of 3verb
jum·ble ˈjəm-bəl 
jumbled; jumbling ˈjəm-b(ə-)liŋ
intransitive verb
: to move in a confused or disordered manner
transitive verb
: to mix into a confused or disordered mass —often used with up
jumble
2 of 3noun (1)
1
a
: a mass of things mingled together without order or plan : hodgepodge
b
: a state of confusion
2
British : articles for a rummage sale
jumble
3 of 3noun (2)
: a small thin usually ring-shaped sugared cookie or cake
Synonyms
Verb
- confuse
- derange
- disarrange
- disarray
- discompose
- dishevel
- disjoint
- dislocate
- disorder
- disorganize
- disrupt
- disturb
- hash
- mess (up)
- mix (up)
- muddle
- muss
- rumple
- scramble
- shuffle
- tousle
- tumble
- upset
Noun (1)
- chance-medley
- chaos
- confusion
- disarrangement
- disarray
- dishevelment
- disorder
- disorderedness
- disorderliness
- disorganization
- free-for-all
- havoc
- heck
- hell
- mare's nest
- mess
- messiness
- misorder
- muddle
- muss
- shambles
- snake pit
- tumble
- welter
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Example Sentences
Verb the contest editor has jumbled the letters of some common words
Word History
Etymology
Verb
perhaps imitative
Noun (2)
origin unknown
First Known Use
Verb
circa 1529, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense
Noun (1)
1657, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
Noun (2)
1615, in the meaning defined above
Phrases Containing jumble
Kids Definition
jumble 1 of 2
noun
jum·ble ˈjəm-bəl
: a disorderly mass or pile
jumble
2 of 2verb
jumbled; jumbling
: to mix in a confused mass He dropped and jumbled the papers.
jumble 1 of 2
noun
1
as in mess
a state in which everything is out of order the house is always in a jumble before and after vacation trips Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- mess
- chaos
- havoc
- confusion
- hell
- tangle
- disarray
- disorder
- muddle
- disorganization
- welter
- messiness
- disarrangement
- heck
- shambles
- clutter
- disorderliness
- dishevelment
- tumble
- maze
- riot
- snake pit
- muss
- labyrinth
- mishmash
- free-for-all
- anarchy
- hodgepodge
- misorder
- chance-medley
- mare's nest
- disorderedness
- snarl
- maelstrom
- web
- shuffle
- misrule
- miscellany
- morass
- medley
- motley
- lawlessness
- knot
- litter
- storm
- bollix
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- order
- system
- orderliness
- pattern
- plan
- method
2
as in medley
an unorganized collection or mixture of various things a jumble of rubber bands, batteries, and pencil stubs all stuffed into that drawer Synonyms & Similar Words
- medley
- variety
- assortment
- collage
- mishmash
- hodgepodge
- clutter
- mélange
- hotchpotch
- patchwork
- amalgam
- ragbag
- shuffle
- scramble
- smorgasbord
- potpourri
- litter
- menagerie
- blend
- tangle
- jungle
- farrago
- miscellany
- gallimaufry
- miscellanea
- motley
- pastiche
- stew
- rummage
- salad
- hash
- welter
- agglomeration
- muddle
- montage
- accumulation
- salmagundi
- gumbo
- ragout
- agglomerate
- combination
- jambalaya
- botch
- tumble
- mixed bag
- grab bag
- olio
- conglomeration
- alphabet soup
- conglomerate
- detritus
- mess
- crazy quilt
- patchwork quilt
- aggregate
- aggregation
- notions
- macédoine
- omnium-gatherum
- fusion
- chaos
- composite
- sundries
- olla podrida
- disarray
- oddments
- compound
- catchall
- confusion
- morass
- disarrangement
- intermixture
- disorder
- alloy
- commixture
- admixture
- shambles
- snarl
- imbroglio
- mix-up
- odds and ends
- bollix
- dog's breakfast
- knot
jumble
2 of 2verb
as in to disrupt
to undo the proper order or arrangement of the contest editor has jumbled the letters of some common words Synonyms & Similar Words
- disrupt
- shuffle
- muddle
- confuse
- disarray
- disorder
- scramble
- disarrange
- disturb
- disorganize
- disjoint
- tangle
- hash
- upset
- tousle
- derange
- snarl
- muss
- tumble
- dishevel
- dislocate
- discompose
- clutter
- rumple
- embroil
- mix (up)
- unsettle
- perturb
- entangle
- mess (up)
- stir (up)
- agitate
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- array
- organize
- range
- arrange
- order
- tidy
- dispose
- regulate
- line
- straighten (up)
- marshal
- marshall
- classify
- align
- line up
- systematize
- queue
- codify
- adjust
- aline
- fix
- make up
- draw up
- unscramble
- systemize
- spruce (up)
- methodize
- groom
- insulating
- insulating board
- insulating oil
- insulating varnish
- insulation
- insulation board
- insulation resistance
- insulations
- insulative
- insulator
- insulators
- insulin
- insulin resistance
- insulin resistance syndrome
- insulin shock
- insulin-dependent diabetes
- insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus
- ascula
- asculae
- asculum apulum
- asculum picenum
- ascus
- Ascutney, Mount
- ascyphous
- Ascyrum